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Lead rake workings on Flinty Fell is a series of mineral extraction features located on the high moorland northwest of Flinty Quarry in Cumberland. The workings represent evidence of lead mining activity, likely undertaken during the medieval or early modern period when lead extraction was a significant extractive industry in the Pennine uplands and surrounding regions. The site comprises linear excavations and disturbed ground typical of rake mining, a method by which miners followed veins of ore along the line of the lode. These features form part of the broader archaeological record of metal working heritage in the English uplands and contribute to understanding the economic and technological practices of historical mining communities in Cumberland.
Lead rake workings on Flinty Fell, 800m north west of Flinty Quarry is a scheduled monument protected by Historic England under reference 1017448. View the official record →
Lead rake workings on Flinty Fell is a series of mineral extraction features located on the high moorland northwest of Flinty Quarry in Cumberland. It is designated a Scheduled Ancient Monument by Historic England (NHLE) under reference 1017448.
Lead rake workings on Flinty Fell, 800m north west of Flinty Quarry is a Scheduled Ancient Monument, legally protected by Historic England (NHLE) — the body responsible for designating and safeguarding heritage sites in England. The official designation reference is 1017448.
Several scheduled monuments lie within 10 km, including Perry's Dam (1.6 km), Lead mines, ore works and smeltmill at Nenthead (1.8 km), Whitesike and Bentyfield lead mines and ore works (2 km).
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